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SMART Watch, Spring 2012

Date Published
May 2012
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Description, Issue Overview
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The Crisis of Cold Cases

Cold Case Guide

The murder of Alfred L. Barnes, an employee of Bethlehem Steel, happened on October 18, 1968, in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Someone shot Mr. Barnes three times in the head, dumped him in a desolate pasture and stole his late-model Thunderbird.

Some 42 years later, the crime remained unsolved. Then, in August 2010, the victim's nephew, Richard Barnes, contacted police and asked them to try again...